The number of preppers has doubled in size to about 20 million since 2017, due to more people or color and progressives joining the community, experts say.
It’s very important to define what a “prepper” even is.
My parents me keep a first aid kit with a flashlight and some clothes in case a storm knocks down the house.
I personally keep a go bag (no weapons, just clothes, first aid, shelter some dried food,) and about a months worth of dried food (I make it my self- you can dehydrate most prepared meals and rehydrate the same as like ramen or mountain house. It lasts 6+months so I just roll through whenever I need a lazy meal,)
And I’ve got enough aeroponics I could technically subsistence farm for me and my family.
With climate change getting whonky, and storms getting worse, I don’t want to have to rely on FEMA of a storm hits. So yeah, I’ve thought about that and took steps. That would have made me a prepper back a few years ago.
But now? Fuck no.
I just don’t want to be the guy living out of the football stadium using MRE wrappers for clothes.
When people refer to it as prepping or some kind of bad behavior I remind them that ready.gov is meant for everyone and the stuff they recommend only works when it’s in place beforehand.
Storms are getting worse, and more frequent. Large scale fires, too (and conditions that mean your house on a smaller scale,) are growing increasingly more frequent.
And that’s just weather related events. It’s best to have a plan in case things go bad. Even if it’s a vague “be in the basement, meet here or there.” Kind of thing. And these days, you can’t rely on FEMA aid being there quickly since politics are intruding. Even if you could, the first 72 hours or so, you’re basically on your own.
It’s very important to define what a “prepper” even is.
My parents me keep a first aid kit with a flashlight and some clothes in case a storm knocks down the house.
I personally keep a go bag (no weapons, just clothes, first aid, shelter some dried food,) and about a months worth of dried food (I make it my self- you can dehydrate most prepared meals and rehydrate the same as like ramen or mountain house. It lasts 6+months so I just roll through whenever I need a lazy meal,)
And I’ve got enough aeroponics I could technically subsistence farm for me and my family.
With climate change getting whonky, and storms getting worse, I don’t want to have to rely on FEMA of a storm hits. So yeah, I’ve thought about that and took steps. That would have made me a prepper back a few years ago.
But now? Fuck no.
I just don’t want to be the guy living out of the football stadium using MRE wrappers for clothes.
You need to add a couple of decks of cards and some activity books too.
When people refer to it as prepping or some kind of bad behavior I remind them that ready.gov is meant for everyone and the stuff they recommend only works when it’s in place beforehand.
Exactly.
Storms are getting worse, and more frequent. Large scale fires, too (and conditions that mean your house on a smaller scale,) are growing increasingly more frequent.
And that’s just weather related events. It’s best to have a plan in case things go bad. Even if it’s a vague “be in the basement, meet here or there.” Kind of thing. And these days, you can’t rely on FEMA aid being there quickly since politics are intruding. Even if you could, the first 72 hours or so, you’re basically on your own.